Point of contact with games: This era was still in the early days of arcades (the eve of ““Pong” and ““Space Invaders”). Although the direct link is weak, the psychedelic artwork and experiments with electronic sounds create seeds that resonate with the game’s electronic music aesthetic.
代表的名盤
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Deep Purple – Machine Head (1972)
Black Sabbath – Paranoid (1970)
おすすめトラック10選
Song title
Artist
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Highway Star
Deep Purple
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
Child in Time
Deep Purple
Rock and Roll
Led Zeppelin
Representative game titles
年代
タイトル
備考
1972
Pong
世界初のアーケード大ヒット
1976
Breakout
Simple visuals and sound, but rock-like rhythm
1978
Space Invaders
The title that defined the video game boom
1980s: The golden age of hard rock and the rise of arcade games
Time background: American hard rock such as Mötley Crüe and Van Halen were on the rise worldwide. With the advent of MTV, it was directly connected to visual culture.
Van Halen”s guitar solo sound and the game”s 8bit shred feel are audibly linked.
Representative masterpiece
Van Halen – 1984 (1984)
Mötley Crüe – Shout at the Devil (1983)
Def Leppard – Hysteria (1987)
10 recommended tracks
曲名
アーティスト
Jump
Van Halen
Panama
Van Halen
Shout at the Devil
Mötley Crüe
Dr. Feelgood
Mötley Crüe
Photograph
Def Leppard
Pour Some Sugar on Me
Def Leppard
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Bark at the Moon
Ozzy Osbourne
Livin’ on a Prayer
Bon Jovi
Wanted Dead or Alive
Bon Jovi
Representative game titles
年代
タイトル
備考
1980
Pac-Man
ポップカルチャーアイコン化
1981
Donkey Kong
任天堂の躍進を象徴
1983
Dragon’s Lair
アニメーションと音楽演出が革新的
1986
OutRun
ロック的ドライビング感を持つBGM
1987
Contra
爆音的ゲーム体験とハードロックの親和性
1989
Final Fight
バトルとハードロック風サウンド
1990s: The rise of alternatives and home consoles
Time Background: With the rise of grunge and alternative music, classic hard rock was in a bit of a decline. However, it is strongly supported by metal bands such as Metallica.
Point of contact with games: With the advent of PlayStation and Nintendo 64, CD sound sources were created. The use of ““actual rock songs’’ in games is also increasing.
『Gran Turismo』シリーズや『Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater』がロックとゲームを直結させた象徴。
Games such as Doom (2016) that boldly incorporate hard rock/metal sounds have also appeared, once again emphasizing the relationship between “explosive music and adrenaline.”
代表的名盤
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light (2011)
Ghost – Meliora (2015)
Greta Van Fleet – Anthem of the Peaceful Army (2018)
おすすめトラック10選
Song title
Artist
Rope
Foo Fighters
Walk
Foo Fighters
Cirice
Ghost
Square Hammer
Ghost
Safari Song
Greta Van Fleet
Highway Tune
Greta Van Fleet
The Pretender
Foo Fighters
Run
Foo Fighters
Rats
Ghost
Broken Bells
Greta Van Fleet
Representative game titles
Year
Title
Notes
2013
The Last of Us
A work with impressive guitar music
2016
Doom (Reboot)
メタル／ハードロック直結のサウンド
2018
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rock epic worldview
2020
Cyberpunk 2077
ロックアティチュードを体現
2023
Hi-Fi RUSH
Fusion of rock music and rhythm action
List of hard rock songs included in the music game
Since the 2000s, music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have played an important role in bringing the hard rock classics of the past to a new generation. Furthermore, many unique interpretations of hard rock have appeared in Japanese arcade music games. The following is a typical recording example.
Guitar Hero シリーズ収録曲
Title
Tracks
Artist
Notes
Guitar Hero (2005)
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Famous songs that appeared in the first generation
Guitar Hero II (2006)
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Guns N’ Roses
ギターソロが印象的
Guitar Hero II (2006)
Carry on Wayward Son
Kansas
Hard Rock Anthem
Guitar Hero III (2007)
Welcome to the Jungle
Guns N” Roses
One of the most popular songs in the series
Guitar Hero III (2007)
One
Metallica
Famous as a highly difficult song
Guitar Hero III (2007)
Through the Fire and Flames
DragonForce
伝説的激ムズ曲
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (2008)
Dream On
Aerosmith
Band-specific spin-off
Guitar Hero: Metallica (2009)
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Band-specific spin-off
Rock Band シリーズ収録曲
Title
Tracks
Artist
Notes
Rock Band (2007)
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Representative songs from the original recording
Rock Band (2007)
Won”t Get Fooled Again
The Who
Long Rock
Rock Band 2 (2008)
Chop Suey!
System of a Down
Nu-Metal代表格
Rock Band 2 (2008)
Everlong
Foo Fighters
90s以降の代表曲
Rock Band 3 (2010)
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
ピアノとギターの融合
Rock Band 3 (2010)
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Royal hard rock
Songs from Japanese arcade music games
KONAMI: GuitarFreaks / DrumMania シリーズ
Title
Tracks
Artist
Notes
GuitarFreaks 1st (1999)
Jet World
泉陸奥彦
初代代表曲、ハードロック色濃厚
GuitarFreaks 2nd (1999)
Hypnotica
泉陸奥彦
テクニカルなギターソロ
GuitarFreaks 4th (2001)
Fire
Mutsuhiko Izumi
Royal road rock riff
DrumMania 7th (2002)
The Least 100sec
BEMANI Sound Team
プログレ×ハードロック調
GF/DM V series (2005~)
MODEL DD series
Mutsuhiko Izumi
Legendary as a difficult guitar piece
GF/DM V4 (2007)
DAY DREAM
Mutsuhiko Izumi
A masterpiece that torments players with its explosive guitar
KONAMI: beatmania IIDX series (hard rock recording example)
タイトル
収録曲
アーティスト
備考
IIDX 3rd (1999)
V
TAKA
クラシック×HRギター風アレンジ
IIDX 9th (2002)
Abyss -The Heavens Remix-
dj TAKA Remixed by Ryu☆
Contains metal elements
IIDX 14 GOLD (2007)
V2
TAKA
バンドサウンド重視リメイク
Bandai Namco: Taiko no Tatsujin Series
Title
Tracks
Artist
Notes
Taiko no Tatsujin 6 (2004)
DON”T CUT
Jimmy Weckl
Hard fusion drums
Taiko no Tatsujin 11 (2007)
Rumble Ranunculus
Seiya Murai
Guitar-based rock
太鼓の達人14 (2010)
Xa
Tatsh
メタル系高速曲
太鼓の達人グリーンVer. (2018)
MEGALOVANIA
Toby Fox
ギターリフ主体、ゲーム音楽出自
KONAMI: SOUND VOLTEX series
タイトル
収録曲
アーティスト
備考
SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH (2012)
Black Emperor
RoughSketch
メタルコア＋エレクトロ
SOUND VOLTEX II (2013)
XROSS INFECTION
BlackY vs. siromaru
Hard Rock x Speed Core
SOUND VOLTEX III (2014)
Growth Memories
akhuta
Band sound
SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE (2019)
I
nora2r
Digital hard rock style
モバイル音楽ゲームにおけるハードロック楽曲
Rayark: Cytus / Cytus II
タイトル
収録曲
アーティスト
備考
Cytus (2012)
Liberation
Sta
Hard rock style guitar riff
Cytus II (2018)
Freedom Dive
xi
メタルコア的要素を持つ高速曲
Cytus II (2018)
Chaos
Sta
Fusion of digital and HR guitar
Rayark: Deemo
タイトル
収録曲
アーティスト
備考
Deemo (2013)
Utopiosphere
M2U
ピアノ主体だがギターアレンジ有
Deemo II (2022)
ANiMA
xi
Guitar-based and metal-toned
lowiro: Arcaea
タイトル
収録曲
アーティスト
備考
Arcaea (2017)
World Vanquisher
void
Digital HR sound
Arcaea (2018)
Fracture Ray
Sakuzyo
プログレッシブHR調
Arcaea (2020)
PRAGMATISM
Team Grimoire
メタルコア色の強い展開
VR音楽ゲームにおけるハードロック要素
Beat Saber
タイトル
収録曲
アーティスト
備考
Rock Mixtape DLC (2022)
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Guns N’ Roses
VRでギター名曲を体感
Rock Mixtape DLC (2022)
The Pretender
Foo Fighters
HR要素強めの2000年代代表曲
Linkin Park Pack (2020)
In the End
Linkin Park
Nu-Metal寄りながらHR要素あり
Linkin Park Pack (2020)
Numb
Linkin Park
VRで再評価
Other VR music games
タイトル
収録曲
アーティスト
備考
Audioshield (2016)
任意取り込み
ユーザー音源
ハードロックを自分で体感可能
Ragnarok VR (2020)
HRアレンジ多数
内製アーティスト
ドラマー視点でHR体験
Impact and Significance
海外では 「Guitar Hero」→ギターを始める ムーブメントが実際に生まれた。
In Japan, GuitarFreaks/DrumMania pioneered the idea of ”“real performance feeling’’ and laid the foundation for music game culture.
Taiko no Tatsujin focuses on pop music, but with their hard rock/metal style original songs, they imprinted a guitar-like sound on young people.
